Post by rednaxela on May 26, 2024 13:02:00 GMT
I would like to report on a special stamp from the Principality of Liechtenstein issued in 2023. Here are the details:
This (the left picture) is an official souvenir sheet from the principality. According to Liechtenstein's postal law and UPU regulations, it must be issued by the government. Official Liechtenstein stamps are marked with "Fürstentum Liechtenstein" or "Liechtenstein."
[Stamps designed and issued by Liechtensteinische Post AG, a private company (51% owned by the principality), are unofficial stamps. These usually do not appear in major stamp catalogs and are marked with "Liechtensteinische Post AG" until 2022 and "Liechtenstein Post" from 2023.]
The issue in question bears the inscription "Fürstentum Liechtenstein" and is therefore included in the Michel catalog: No. 2083 for the individual stamp and No. 49 for the souvenir sheet. So far, everything is straightforward and in order.
However, what makes this issue unique is, that it is said to be the world's first crypto NFT stamp (according to Liechtensteinische Post AG), inseparably linked to an NFT. This involves one share (out of a total of 1,500) of the virtual image of a painting by Brazilian artist Romero Britto (Neo-Pop Art movement), which also is depicted above (the image on the right).
Note: Ownership pertains to a share of the virtual image of the painting, not the physical painting itself, which is displayed in a museum in Liechtenstein. Liechtensteinische Post AG retains full rights over the real painting and could, for example, sell it.
Additionally, the holder of this crypto stamp, as with all previous official and unofficial crypto stamps from Liechtenstein, receives a separate digital collectible from the following images:
Ownership of the souvenir sheet and the virtual share of the virtual image are linked and transferable on the Ethereum blockchain.
The total issue is limited to 1,500 pieces.
The price demanded by Liechtensteinische Post for this package - a souvenir sheet with a stamp having a face value of 100 Swiss centimes, one of the four cute digital collectibles, and a virtual share of a virtual image of a real painting - is 999 Swiss francs!
Michel catalog’s guideline is to catalog all regular issues from respective countries. Therefore, this issue "had" to be included as origining from the Principality of Liechtenstein. However, the current version of Michel online includes the following noteworthy statement:
"MiNr. 2083/Bl. 49 is not considered a necessary part of a complete collection and therefore is not included in the respective annual value."
Otherwise, collectors aiming for a complete collection based on the catalog might have felt compelled to pay 999 francs for a souvenir sheet with a face value of 100 centimes.
Even with Michel's additional note, such issuance policy from the Principality of Liechtenstein (better: the Liechtenstein Post AG) appears perplexing and possibly unreliable.
How other catalogs will handle this "official issue" from the Principality of Liechtenstein is (still) unknown to me.
This (the left picture) is an official souvenir sheet from the principality. According to Liechtenstein's postal law and UPU regulations, it must be issued by the government. Official Liechtenstein stamps are marked with "Fürstentum Liechtenstein" or "Liechtenstein."
[Stamps designed and issued by Liechtensteinische Post AG, a private company (51% owned by the principality), are unofficial stamps. These usually do not appear in major stamp catalogs and are marked with "Liechtensteinische Post AG" until 2022 and "Liechtenstein Post" from 2023.]
The issue in question bears the inscription "Fürstentum Liechtenstein" and is therefore included in the Michel catalog: No. 2083 for the individual stamp and No. 49 for the souvenir sheet. So far, everything is straightforward and in order.
However, what makes this issue unique is, that it is said to be the world's first crypto NFT stamp (according to Liechtensteinische Post AG), inseparably linked to an NFT. This involves one share (out of a total of 1,500) of the virtual image of a painting by Brazilian artist Romero Britto (Neo-Pop Art movement), which also is depicted above (the image on the right).
Note: Ownership pertains to a share of the virtual image of the painting, not the physical painting itself, which is displayed in a museum in Liechtenstein. Liechtensteinische Post AG retains full rights over the real painting and could, for example, sell it.
Additionally, the holder of this crypto stamp, as with all previous official and unofficial crypto stamps from Liechtenstein, receives a separate digital collectible from the following images:
Ownership of the souvenir sheet and the virtual share of the virtual image are linked and transferable on the Ethereum blockchain.
The total issue is limited to 1,500 pieces.
The price demanded by Liechtensteinische Post for this package - a souvenir sheet with a stamp having a face value of 100 Swiss centimes, one of the four cute digital collectibles, and a virtual share of a virtual image of a real painting - is 999 Swiss francs!
Michel catalog’s guideline is to catalog all regular issues from respective countries. Therefore, this issue "had" to be included as origining from the Principality of Liechtenstein. However, the current version of Michel online includes the following noteworthy statement:
"MiNr. 2083/Bl. 49 is not considered a necessary part of a complete collection and therefore is not included in the respective annual value."
Otherwise, collectors aiming for a complete collection based on the catalog might have felt compelled to pay 999 francs for a souvenir sheet with a face value of 100 centimes.
Even with Michel's additional note, such issuance policy from the Principality of Liechtenstein (better: the Liechtenstein Post AG) appears perplexing and possibly unreliable.
How other catalogs will handle this "official issue" from the Principality of Liechtenstein is (still) unknown to me.
